SURPRISE!
"My diet consists entirely of meat, berries and nuts". What time period do I most likely come from?
Old Stone Age
What were the two main ways of getting food during the Old Stone Age?
Hunting and gathering.
What was the most important new activity that changed people's lives in the New Stone Age?
FARMING
Rivers
What is PREHISTORY?
The time before people recorded history (before people could write)
Look at the picture posted by Mrs. Briggs. This is an example of which VOCABULARY WORD?
IRRIGATION
Bone, stone, teeth, wood, animal innards.
Because the New Stone Age people had a bit more time, they learned to make _______________
Pottery and baskets
What made it possible for ideas and inventions to spread from one civilization to another?
Hint: it starts with a T!
Trade
Define: SURPLUSES and IRRIGATION
SURPLUSES: extra food or supplies
IRRIGATION: a man-made system to get water to farm fields
Look at the picture posted by Mrs. Briggs. This is an example of which VOCABULARY WORD?
Describe the nomadic way of life.
People moved around in search of food.
Lived in simple temporary shelters such as caves, teepees or homes made of bones.
Name 2 ways that farming change people's lives in the New Stone Age
They were no longer nomads
They could build permanent homes
They had a bit of time to make pottery or baskets
They could store some food for winter
Fertile soil
Water for humans, animals and plants
Trade
Transportation
What is a SOCIAL CLASS?
A group of people with similar jobs, wealth, education and power.
List the 8 parts of a civilization.
Social classes - job specialization
Art - architecture
Trade - writing
Name two reasons Old Stone Age people might have worked in groups.
To make the work easier.
To keep safe (protect themselves)
Name two ways that Old Stone Age and New Stone Age people were similar to one another.
Both knew how to hunt
Both new how to gather berries and nuts
Both used stone tools
Both worked in groups
Both knew how to use fire
What two transportation improvements made it possible for there to be more trading?
Wheel/axle
Boats
Define DOMESTICATE.
Give 3 examples
To tame an animal for food, resources or to help with work.
Food examples: sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, cows
Work examples: dogs, donkeys, oxen
Draw a complete social class pyramid
Level 1: King
Level 2: nobles, military, priests, government
Level 3: merchants, artisans
Level 4: farmers, workers
Level 5: slaves
Name 3 ways that fire could have helped Old Stone Age people.
Cooking.
Warmth.
Protection from predators.
Light.
Name 3 ways that the New Stone Age people were different than the Old Stone Age people
Farming
Domesticated animals
Lived in permanent homes
Were not nomads
Knew how to make pottery/baskets
Because o SURPLUSES people were able to _______
Specialize Jobs (Specialization)
Define JOB SPECIALIZATION
Give 3 examples
Jobs that require special skills and training.
Examples: carpenter, potter, weaver, teacher, scribe, tax collecter, musician, artist, blacksmith